What does BecauseProtectionMatters do?

BecauseProtectionMatters is a legal practice in Gent. Public Limited, started on 15 October 2021, 1 establishment.

What is the address of BecauseProtectionMatters?

The registered office of BecauseProtectionMatters is located at Pauline Van Pottelsberghelaan 24, 9051 Gent.

Is BecauseProtectionMatters still active?

Yes. According to the CBE (29 October 2026) BecauseProtectionMatters is active, legal situation “Normale toestand”, started on 15 October 2021.

Is BecauseProtectionMatters registered on Peppol?

Yes, BecauseProtectionMatters is registered on the Peppol network with ID 0208:0775815304.

What is the enterprise number of BecauseProtectionMatters?

The enterprise number of BecauseProtectionMatters is BE0775815304.

When was BecauseProtectionMatters founded?

BecauseProtectionMatters was founded on 15 October 2021.

Who are the directors of BecauseProtectionMatters?

According to the 2025 annual accounts, the directors of BecauseProtectionMatters are: Southridge Partners BV, andpatents BV, OYAMA BV, XENTRIP BV, Seal Capital BV.

Is BecauseProtectionMatters a reliable company?

Databakkes does not pass judgement; this is what the sources say: Active according to the CBE since 15 October 2021; 3 annual accounts filed, latest fiscal year 2025; 5 directors known from the annual account.

How much profit did BecauseProtectionMatters make in 2025?

BecauseProtectionMatters posted a profit after taxes of € 355,320 in financial year 2025.

What is the revenue of BecauseProtectionMatters?

As a small company, BecauseProtectionMatters is not required to publish revenue in its annual accounts. In financial year 2025, its added value was € 818,205.

BecauseProtectionMatters (Public Limited) - Gent

Dossier BecauseProtectionMatters, printed on 29 October 2026 from databakkes.be/en/0775815304/becauseprotectionmatters. Sources: CBE, National Bank of Belgium, Belgian Official Gazette.

Financials

Financial year 2025

BecauseProtectionMatters from Gent, company number BE0775815304, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 355,320 after tax. For that financial year BecauseProtectionMatters recorded a gross margin of € 818,205 and equity of € 10.3 million. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 4.2 million to € 355,320. The company is profitable. The buffer is growing. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on April 21, 2026.

What it is worth Growing

€ 10.3 million

▲ 4% vs 2024

Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.

Profit Healthy

€ 355,320

▼ 92% vs 2024

Profit after tax over the fiscal year.

Cash in the bank

€ 826,887

▲ 299% vs 2024

Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.

Where the profit goes Growing

Stays in the company

No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € 4.7 million.

Debts at end 2025

Bank debt ≈ 33 years to go The accounts give the long-term loan and the part due within the year. The remainder divided by that part is the number of years at an equal pace; a new loan or early repayment changes it.

€ 19.9 million

▼ 6% vs 2024

€ 607,143 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 33 years.

Owed to suppliers

€ 96,093

▼ 23% vs 2024

Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.

Key figures per fiscal year Download key figures (CSV)
	2023	2024	2025	Change 2024 → 2025
Gross margin	€ 725,550 Gross margin 2023: € 725,550 First fiscal year in the series	€ 750,233 Gross margin 2024: € 750,233 ▲ 3% vs 2023 (€ 725,550) Favourable step	€ 818,205 Gross margin 2025: € 818,205 ▲ 9% vs 2024 (€ 750,233) Favourable step	▲ 9%
Profit after taxes	€ 106,633 Profit after taxes 2023: € 106,633 First fiscal year in the series	€ 4,192,720 Profit after taxes 2024: € 4,192,720 ▲ € 4.1 million vs 2023 (€ 106,633) Favourable step	€ 355,320 Profit after taxes 2025: € 355,320 ▼ 92% vs 2024 (€ 4,192,720) Unfavourable step	▼ 92%
Equity	€ 5,740,633 Equity 2023: € 5,740,633 First fiscal year in the series	€ 9,933,353 Equity 2024: € 9,933,353 ▲ 73% vs 2023 (€ 5,740,633) Favourable step	€ 10,288,673 Equity 2025: € 10,288,673 ▲ 4% vs 2024 (€ 9,933,353) Favourable step	▲ 4%
Total debts	€ 24,983,621 Total debts 2023: € 24,983,621 First fiscal year in the series	€ 21,921,473 Total debts 2024: € 21,921,473 ▼ 12% vs 2023 (€ 24,983,621) Favourable step	€ 20,508,834 Total debts 2025: € 20,508,834 ▼ 6% vs 2024 (€ 21,921,473) Favourable step	▼ 6%
Cash	€ 157,247 Cash 2023: € 157,247 First fiscal year in the series	€ 207,247 Cash 2024: € 207,247 ▲ 32% vs 2023 (€ 157,247) Favourable step	€ 826,887 Cash 2025: € 826,887 ▲ 299% vs 2024 (€ 207,247) Favourable step	▲ 299%
Retained profit	€ 106,633 Retained profit 2023: € 106,633 First fiscal year in the series	€ 4,299,353 Retained profit 2024: € 4,299,353 ▲ € 4.2 million vs 2023 (€ 106,633) Favourable step	€ 4,654,673 Retained profit 2025: € 4,654,673 ▲ 8% vs 2024 (€ 4,299,353) Favourable step	▲ 8%
Bank debt	€ 24,419,348 Bank debt 2023: € 24,419,348 First fiscal year in the series	€ 21,285,696 Bank debt 2024: € 21,285,696 ▼ 13% vs 2023 (€ 24,419,348) Favourable step	€ 19,912,172 Bank debt 2025: € 19,912,172 ▼ 6% vs 2024 (€ 21,285,696) Favourable step	▼ 6%
Balance sheet total	€ 30,724,254 Balance sheet total 2023: € 30,724,254 First fiscal year in the series	€ 31,854,826 Balance sheet total 2024: € 31,854,826 ▲ 4% vs 2023 (€ 30,724,254) Unchanged	€ 30,797,507 Balance sheet total 2025: € 30,797,507 ▼ 3% vs 2024 (€ 31,854,826) Unchanged	▼ 3%

Key figures of BecauseProtectionMatters, fiscal years 2023 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 30 April 2027.

What happened to BecauseProtectionMatters?

What happened at BecauseProtectionMatters in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:

2032 Southridge Partners BV stepped down as director. NBB
2032 andpatents BV stepped down as director. NBB
2032 OYAMA BV stepped down as director. NBB
2032 XENTRIP BV stepped down as director. NBB
2032 Seal Capital BV stepped down as director. NBB
Apr 21, 2026 New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 355,320 (▼ 92% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
2026 Southridge Partners BV became a director. NBB
2021 andpatents BV became a director. NBB

In short

From € 106,633 profit in 2023 to € 355,320 profit in 2025.

Best year ever: 2024, with € 4.2 million profit.

Original PDFs at the National Bank ↗

Management

TOMAS LEWIS 47.5%

The stake of TOMAS LEWIS comes from that shareholder’s own annual accounts; small companies do not report their shareholders themselves.

BecauseProtectionMatters

Brantsandpatents 100%

The shares are held by TOMAS LEWIS (47.5%). It owns 100% of Brantsandpatents itself.

Directors

According to the 2025 annual accounts

Southridge Partners BV

Director · represented by Philippe Hoefsmit

since 2026 · until 2032

andpatents BV

Director · represented by Johan Brants

since 2021 · until 2032

OYAMA BV

Director · represented by Edgar Hujoel

Also active at: Buysse & Partners Holding, New Vision Oogkliniek Zuid Antwerpen, NEW VISION, New Vision Oogpraktijk, HERCULES INVEST, New Vision Oogkliniek Zuid-Brabant, New Vision 22, Mabo Group

since 2021 · until 2032

XENTRIP BV

Director · represented by Ellen Crabbe

since 2021 · until 2032

Seal Capital BV

Director · represented by Cedric Liekens

Also active at: Forstrom

since 2021 · until 2032

Shareholders

TOMAS LEWIS

47.5%

Participations

Brantsandpatents

100%

Establishments

Establishment units

Physical locations of this company

Registered office

Pauline Van Pottelsberghelaan 24

9051 Gent

Who else lives here?

A building full of entrepreneurs or one very busy letterbox? Another 3 companies are registered at this address.

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TOMAS LEWIS same network

€ 124,481 gross margin · 2025

BTW-E BAP-TL

Brantsandpatents same network

€ 4.3 million gross margin · 2025

What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.

Details

Company number

0775.815.304

VAT number

BE 0775.815.304

Registered office

Pauline Van Pottelsberghelaan 24, 9051 Gent

Names & denominations

BecauseProtectionMatters

Enterprise type

Rechtspersoon

Legal form

Public limited company

Legal situation

Normale toestand

Start date

15 October 2021

Peppol

Active · Active since 10 Dec 2025

Activities · NACE

Overige rechtskundige dienstverlening

Activiteiten van holdings

Holdings

View on CBE Public ↗ Annual accounts (NBB) ↗

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Financials

What happened to BecauseProtectionMatters?

Management

Directors

Shareholders

Participations

Establishments

Establishment units

Who else lives here?

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